DINNER MEETING
Monday, September 23, 2002Hoan Bridge Forensic Investigation
Social Hour …… 5:30 PM
Dinner…….6:30 PM
Program……..7:30 PM
The Arches
4125 North Front Street, Harrisburg
All are welcome – Members, potential members, guests and friends!
Dinner and program cost $20, payable at the door (check or cash).Dinner and program cost $20, payable at the door (check or cash). Dinner will be a Buffet with a choice of Beef Stroganoff, Breast of Chicken Hawaiian, or Stuffed Shells with Ricotta Cheese. Vegetarian dishes will be available with prior request.
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PROGRAM ABSTRACT: Dr. Rob Connor, Lehigh University ATLSS Engineering Research Center, will present of the forensic investigation, field testing, and results relating to the failure and near collapse of the Hoan Bridge carrying I-794 over the Milwaukee River in Wisconsin. Rob is an excellent speaker and very knowledgeable in many areas including fatigue and fracture, large scale testing, and field monitoring. of structures.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Dr. Connor has over twelve years of experience in the design, research and testing of bridge and related structures. He has been involved with the conceptual, preliminary and final design of numerous bridge design and rehabilitation projects throughout the US. He has conducted field bridge inspection and load testing of highway bridges in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Maryland, Connecticut, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Washington. Dr. Connor is currently a research engineer at the ATLSS Engineering Research Center at Lehigh University and is completing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering under the direction of Dr. John W. Fisher. His current research is focused on large-scale structural experiments, instrumentation and monitoring, and, finite-element analyses related to fatigue and fracture performance and overall structural behavior of bridge structures. He is currently responsible for, or involved with all field testing and fatigue evaluation activities related to highway bridges at the ATLSS Engineering Center. He as authored several journal and conference papers and his research has resulted in modifications to the AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specification.